Quartet Records, in collaboration with Paramount Pictures, presents a remastered, slightly expanded reissue of James Horner’s classic war score for UNCOMMON VALOR (1983), directed by Ted Kotcheff and starring Gene Hackman, Robert Stack and young up-and-comers Patrick Swayze and Fred Ward.
The film is a dramatic action picture centered on retired U.S. Marine Colonel Jason Rhodes, who recruits a motley crew of soldiers and leads them on a clandestine operation in Laos. Their mission is the rescue of unacknowledged U.S. prisoners of war (POWs) left behind after the withdrawal from Vietnam, including Rhodes’ son, officially declared missing in action (MIA). The possible existence of such POWs was a topic of considerable interest during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The messy conclusion of the Vietnam War, coupled with the scandals of the Nixon era, had left many Americans alienated from their government and deeply skeptical of official claims that there was no evidence of living POWs in the former war zone.
James Horner was only 30 years old when he was hired to compose UNCOMMON VALOR, but he was already a seasoned composer with such successful films in his career as STAR TREK II, KRULL, BRAINSTORM and SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES, and he was about to enter the A-list of composers in Hollywood with his upcoming hit scores for ALIENS, AN AMERICAN TAIL and COCOON. Horner provides an inventive and effective score, robustly orchestral while endowed with exciting electronic rhythms and Vietnamese textures.
Intrada Records issued the premiere release of UNCOMMON VALOR in 2014 and it quickly sold out. This new, remastered edition adds about 10 minutes of alternate takes. Produced by Dan Goldwasser and mastered by Chris Malone, it features in-depth liner notes by film music writer John Takis.
『ランボー』のテッド・コッチェフ監督、ジーン・ハックマン、ロバート・スタック、パトリック・スウェイジ、フレッド・ウォードら若手実力派が出演した『地獄の７人』（1983年）のジェームズ・ホーナーのクラシック・スコアがリマスター＆追加収録で再発売！
トラックリスト『地獄の７人』の作曲を依頼されたとき、ジェームズ・ホーナーはまだ30歳だったが、すでに『スター・トレック２／カーンの逆襲』、『銀河伝説クルール』、『ブレインストーム』、『何かが道をやってくる』などのヒット作でキャリアを積んだベテラン作曲家であり、『エイリアン２』、『アメリカ物語』、『コクーン』のヒットを控えて、ハリウッドのA級作曲家の仲間入りをしようとしていた。ホーナーは、エキサイティングなエレクトロニック・リズムとベトナムのテクスチャーを盛り込みながら、独創的で効果的なオーケストラ・スコアを提供している。
INTRADAレーベルが2014年に『地獄の７人』の初回盤をリリースしたが、すぐに完売した。この新しいリマスター盤には、約10分の別テイクが追加収録されています。
1000枚限定盤。
ひとりの退役軍人がベトナム戦争でＭＩＡ（戦闘中行方不明）となった息子を救出すべく、かつての息子の戦友らと共に現地へ飛び、熾烈な攻防戦を繰り広げる戦争アクション。 「ランボー／怒りの脱出」「地獄のヒーロー」といったＭＩＡ救出映画の元祖であり今のところベストの作品である。元米軍大佐のローズは、ベトナム戦争が終結して１０年経った今も、戦時中に行方不明となった息子が現地で生き続けていると信じていた。国は行動を起こしてくれず居ても立ってもいられなくなったローズは自ら現地へ向かうことを決意。同じく息子が行方不明になっている石油王マグレガーの援助を得て、まずはメンバー探しに取り掛かる。そして息子の戦友たちに実践未経験の若手スコットを加えた６人を集め、訓練を開始するローズ。スコットの父もまたベトナムで消息不明になっていた。やがて、準備の整ったローズたちは捕虜収容所のある東南アジアへ向かうが…。監督：テッド・コッチェフ、出演：ジーン・ハックマン、ロバート・スタック、パトリック・スウェイジ、フレッド・ウォード。1983年米。
Quartet Records, in collaboration with Paramount Pictures, presents a remastered, slightly expanded reissue of James Horner’s classic war score for UNCOMMON VALOR (1983), directed by Ted Kotcheff and starring Gene Hackman, Robert Stack and young up-and-comers Patrick Swayze and Fred Ward.
The film is a dramatic action picture centered on retired U.S. Marine Colonel Jason Rhodes, who recruits a motley crew of soldiers and leads them on a clandestine operation in Laos. Their mission is the rescue of unacknowledged U.S. prisoners of war (POWs) left behind after the withdrawal from Vietnam, including Rhodes’ son, officially declared missing in action (MIA). The possible existence of such POWs was a topic of considerable interest during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The messy conclusion of the Vietnam War, coupled with the scandals of the Nixon era, had left many Americans alienated from their government and deeply skeptical of official claims that there was no evidence of living POWs in the former war zone.
James Horner was only 30 years old when he was hired to compose UNCOMMON VALOR, but he was already a seasoned composer with such successful films in his career as STAR TREK II, KRULL, BRAINSTORM and SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES, and he was about to enter the A-list of composers in Hollywood with his upcoming hit scores for ALIENS, AN AMERICAN TAIL and COCOON. Horner provides an inventive and effective score, robustly orchestral while endowed with exciting electronic rhythms and Vietnamese textures.
Intrada Records issued the premiere release of UNCOMMON VALOR in 2014 and it quickly sold out. This new, remastered edition adds about 10 minutes of alternate takes. Produced by Dan Goldwasser and mastered by Chris Malone, it features in-depth liner notes by film music writer John Takis.
1. Vietnamese Solo / Main Title (7:31)
2. Airport (2:21)
3. Tag (2:49)
4. A Lot of us Have Been Killed (1:26)
5. Steal the Sucker (1:44)
6. First trek / Yellow Rain (2:45)
7. Pan Over Hill / Wilkes in Tunnel (7:35)
8. Attack Airbase (3:14)
9. Escape Airbase (3:22)
10. Copters Over Hill (2:51)
11. Final Escape (2:21)
12. End Credits (3:42)
13. Brothers in the Night* (4:48)
Bonus Tracks
14. Main Title (Alternate Mix) (7:15)
15. Main Title Extension (Expanded) (3:08)
16. Parade Ground (3:58)
17. Main Title Extension Vietnamese Overlay (Alternate) (3:15)
Total Disc Time: 64:14
*Performed by Ray Kennedy ? Written by Ray Kennedy, Kevin Dukes and David Ritz